Hyde St. cable cars back on line

2006-10-20 14:21:19 PDT -- The Municipal Railway's Hyde Street cable car line is back up and running after a mechanical problem halted service for more than five hours today.

The Muni had to roll buses onto the line after a cable car broke down on Mason Street near Washington Street at 7:30 a.m. The cable car was cleared by 9 a.m., but track problems kept cable cars off the line until 1 p.m.